Do you ever think about where you live? Rarely, if you're busy working, raising a family, trying to find a little time for yourself. There's something special about every place. Maybe this week's edition will give you pause to think of what's special where you are!
We had lots of players last week, but it was Wil of "The Daily Snooze" was first to play last week. Congratulations, Wil!
Here are this week's "Saturday Six" questions. Either answer the questions in a comment here, or put the answers in an entry on your journal...but either way, leave a link to your journal so that everyone else can visit! To be counted as "first to play," you must be the first player to either answer the questions in a comment or to provide a complete link to the specific entry in your journal in which you answer the questions. A link to your journal in general cannot count. Enjoy!
1. A friend arrives from out of town and wants to go to dinner at a nice locally-owned restaurant: where would you take her?
There are a lot of choices, but I'd take her to Thistle's. Here's what I wrote when asked a similar question by your favorite game show host:
“Well, Bob, depends on what you're hungry for. Bangor and Eastern Maine is not Boston or New York. The best restaurants (3 or 4 star/ Michelin single star) are down on Mount Desert Island -- about 50 miles and an hours drive, at least (Manset, Northeast and Southwest Harbors) and most require reservations well in advance. On the other hand, hailing from Hawaii, I'm guessing you are both seafood lovers. Right across the Penobscot River from Bangor, in Brewer, is the Muddy Rudder Restaurant. It's located on the river, across from the Bangor city docks and an interesting spot to relax, enjoy a cocktail on the deck and then take a meal in a comfortable dining room. Good all around seafood, steaks and chops, fusion cuisine on the odd night. Maine lobster is at its best when steamed, served with drawn butter and a bottle of chilled ginger ale and nothing else to get in its way. Next best in my book, particularly when traveling, is to eat a steamed lobster out of it's shell -- the so-called lazy man's lobster wherein the meat has been removed and offered up with the butter on the side. Sure cuts down on ruined suits...
Sadly, good, home-style food is becoming a thing of the past as we are absorbed into the great mass culture known as "America." Time was, Governor's in Bangor and the Coach House in Brewer both served quality homestyle comfort foods. These days -- not so good. One I still hear good things about is The Lucerne Inn for dinner and Sunday brunch. It's an old hotel and country club in the European tradition overlooking Phillips Lake in Dedham about 12 miles outside of Bangor on Rte 1A (the main drag between Bangor and Ellsworth/Bar Harbor). Reservations required.
However, when all is said and done, right downtown you will find Thistle's, just about the finest restaurant in the area, ie. northern New England. Low key, Argentinian and Caribbean influenced food, good drinks, a waitstaff that knows and likes their jobs -- you really have to travel quite a ways to find the equivalent. The phone number is 207-945-5480, service ends at 9 PM, last I knew they're closed on Mondays. Indeed, Bangor pretty much rolls up the sidewalks at 9:00. Get your night cap at The SeaDog Brew Pub and Tavern. They're directly across the Penobscot River from The Muddy Rudder, by the way.”
2. Your friend then says he wants to learn something about the history of your city: where would you take him first?
Probably take him to The Bangor Room at the Bangor Public Library (the same library they filmed Stephen King at for that American Express commercial).
3. Does your current hometown have any specific kind of weather threats (i.e., tornado alley, etc.) or natural disaster threats (i.e., earthquake faults, volcanic activity) that concerns you?
Our biggest threat is being overrun by tourists in the near term. On a more geologic time scale, the last ice age (only ended 13,000 years ago) resulted in 189 feet of solid ice over where I sit right now, so I suppose you could say that is a (very remote) threat. It was estimated it only took a mite over 50 years to achieve that remarkable accretion! A strong argument for settling next door to you, Patrick!
4. Take the quiz: What city shares your personality?
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| You scored as Paris. You are Paris, France! You are fiercly independent. You have very refined tastes and enjoy extravegance and a bit of self-indulgence. | |||||||
| Paris | | 65% | ||||||
| Killarney | | 65% | ||||||
| Boston | | 60% | ||||||
| Rio de Janeiro | | 45% | ||||||
| Provo | | 40% | ||||||
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5. Have you ever visited this city or lived there before? No. I've been to 3 out of the 5, though. I'm particularly fond of Boston...
6. Based on what you know about that city, either firsthand or from others, do you think it would be a good fit for you? Do you think it would be a better fit than the city in which you now live? The city itself is beautiful and offers lots of opportunities for me to indulge my love of wine, food, song and art. On the other hand, I speak no French and have a rather bellicose personality, neither of which will endear me to the average Parisian...
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